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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1978
Page
1
Editorial notes the six week strike by pressmen at three New York dailies. It details widespread losses including $2 million daily for retailers, costly broker fees for apartment hunting, higher TV ad rates, unemployment payouts, and millions in weekly losses as presses idle.
The contract clause sets pressmen per unit, with nearly double the staff on duty. Papers seek to cut costs by attrition, unions oppose inflated headcounts. The dispute highlights declining productivity and a long, costly strike harming millions for a few.
Mary Black of Franklin County thanks readers for the Sept. 22 piece Here’s Your Chance and urges all citizens to vote. She notes the county won’t approve liquor by the drink in November due to insufficient registered voters signing petitions and warns of negative social and safety impacts from greater alcohol consumption.
A busy prime time lineup features Eight Is Enough star Joannie's debut, The Jeffersons guest Allan Willis, Great Performances with Rostropovich, Charlie's Angels romance plot, two late movies with Burt Lancaster and Three Days of the Condor, and news and talk shows with Huntley/Brinkley style staples.
A parent writes to Dr Thosteson about head lice found at school. The letter expresses embarrassment and requests guidance on nonprescription products to treat lice and asks for practical advice.
The discussion covers rising head lice cases with school return, noting 5 million U S cases last year and a 2 to 1 female predominance. It highlights regional patterns, possible undercounting, and calls for early detection and parental involvement in control efforts.
AP report notes CBS Radio announces Sears Radio Theater a one hour nightly series of Westerns adventures romances Gothic horror and comedies to air weekdays starting February from Hollywood produced by Sam Cook Digges at the annual affiliates meeting in Phoenix Arizona.
AP analyzes the shift in stock ownership with Wharton scholars arguing institutions own more shares while individuals trade less. The report notes 70 percent institutional trading but that individuals still own over half the shares, and discusses potential impacts on smaller companies and voting practices. It cites comments by Marshall Blume and Irwin Friend and mentions related media framing.
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